2014-2015学年北京房山周口店中学八年级下期中英语试卷（解析版）

This is my sister. ____ name is Lucy.

A. Your　 B. Her　　 C. My D. His

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My father was born in Beijing ____1965.

A. at　 B. in　　　 C. of　　　　 D. on

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—What is your favourite ____， Tom?　　　　　 —I like English best.

A. colour　　 B. subject　　　 C. sport D. season

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I think this room is ____ than yours.

A. bigger B. big　　 C. biggest D. the biggest

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My mother often tells me __ to MP3 while I am doing my homework.

A. to listen　　　 B. not listen

C. not to listen　 D. listening

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—Where is your mother， Jack?

—She is busy ____ a cake. I will have a birthday party tonight.

A. make　　 B. made C. making D. to make

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--- Can you sing this song in English?　　 --- Yes， I ______.

A. can　 B. must C. may　　 D. need

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The bus was empty， there was ________ on it

A. somebody　　　 B. anybody

C. nobody　　　　　 D. everybody

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He always has a ______ with him because he enjoys taking photos.

A. camera　　　　 B. dictionary

C. clock　　 　　 D. computer

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Hurry up，　 　　　　 　 you’ll be late for class.

A. or　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　　 D. but

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--What do you often do after class?

-- I often play basketball ___________ my friends.

A. with　　　 B. for C. from　 D. to

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Mum， Love Me Once Again is a very moving film. I___ it twice already.

A. see　　　　 B. am seeing

C. will see　 D. have seen

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----- _______do you play computer games?　　 ------ Once a week.

A. How often　　 　 B. How far

C.　 How long　　　　 D. How many

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She didn’t tell us ________the day before.

A. how did she come here

B. how she came here

C. how will she come here

D. how she will come here

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Today， many people send cards， presents and flowers on Mother’s Day to show their love， but few people know how Mother’s Day started. The earliest festival for _　　　　 _ was from Greece. Christians (基督教徒) celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday. In England， people celebrated the holiday to _　　　　 _ all the mothers and called it “Mothering Sunday”.

In America， Mother’s Day started nearly 150 _　　　　 _ ago. Anna Jarvis， a housewife， organized a day to raise people’s awareness(意识) of the poor. She believed that mothers would _　　　　 __ her. She called it “Mother’s Work Day”. In 1905 whe_　　　　 _nna__　　　　 __ ， her daughter， also named Anna， began an activity in memory of the work of her mother. She __　　　　 __ what her mother said， “There are many days for __　　　　 __， but none for mothers”. She wrote letters to lots of famous people asking for a day for mothers. After three years， Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flowers， white carnations (康乃馨) at a church. In 1913， the government (政府)decided that officials(官员) would wear__　　　　 __ carnations on Mother’s Day. The next year， Mother’s Day_　　　　 __an American national holiday and it was on the second Sunday in May.

Soon ， more and more countries began to _　　　　 __ Mother’s Day. It became a popular holiday all over the world.

1.A. sisters　　　　 B. mothers　　　　　 C. fathers　　　　　　 D. Teachers

2.A. thank　　　　　　 B. allow　　　　　 　　 C. discover　　　　 　 D. treat

3.A. days　　　　　　 B. weeks　　　　　　　　 C. months　　　　　 　　 D. years

4.A. change　　　　　 B. suppose　　　　　　 C. support　　　　　 D. advise

5.A. died　　　　　　 B. woke　　　　　　　　 C.ran　　　　　　　　　　 D. started

6.A. cheered　　　　 B. reminded　　　　 　 C. forgot　　　　　　 　 D. remembered

7.A. flowers　　　　 B. men　　　　　　　　 C. stars　　　　　　　　 D. animals

8.A. white　　　　　 B. red　　　　　　　　　 C. yellow　　　　　　　 D.pink

9.A. became　　　　 B. named　　　　　　　　 C. planned　　　　　 　 D. imagined

10.A.　 invite　　　 B. express　　　　　　 C. celebrate　　 　　 D. develop

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1. Who is a big detective fan?

A. Mike　　　　　 B. Mary　　　　 C. May　　　　　 D. Zhang Fang

2.Where is Mary from?

A. America　　　 B. England　　　 C. Beijing　　　 D. China

3.What is Zhang Fang happy to be ?

A. a good reader　　 B. A Teen reporter

C. A detective　　 　 D. A Conan fan

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Smoking is a very bad habit. It is one of the worst things that kids or adults do to their bodies. It can cause different kinds of diseases(疾病)， such as cancer(癌症) and heart disease. In middle schools， there are about 10% of the students smoking. Some students may start smoking because it looks cool. Others might think it is a way to look like an adult.

If some of your friends smoke， you should ask them to stop. Here are some reasons you can give.

** It is bad for their health.

** They will pay a lot of money for it.

**Their fingers and teeth will turn yellow.

**They may not live long.

** It will also damage the health of their families.

You can tell your friends about these problems. Your friends may be interested in learning more about the dangers of smoking. But people don’t like to hear others say they’re doing something wrong， so they could also be a little angry.　 If that happens， do not mind. Your friends will know that you are right in the future.

1.If there are 1，000 middle school students， there will be about　 _ students smoking.

A. 10　　 B 100　　 C 200　　　 D 500

2.The underlined　 word “damage” means“ _______　 ”in Chinese.

A. 伤害　　　　　　 B.　 记录　　　　　　 C. 改善　　　　　　　　　 D.治疗

3.If your friends get angry with you，_____________.

A. it means you are wrong

B. you should leave them right away.

C. you don’t need to care about it

D. they will stop smoking quickly

4.The passage is probably from______________.

A. a sports reports　　 B. a health magazine

C. a travelling book　　 D an interesting storybook.

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A. The Reasons for Smoking

B.The Dangers of Smoking

C. How to Start Smoking

D. Help Your Friends Stop Smoking

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Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework， when your team loses an important game， when a friend borrows your favorite video game and then breaks it， you can get really angry.

Usually， your body will tell you when you are angry. For example， you breathe faster， your face turns red， and you may want to break something or hit someone， but sometimes you hide your anger. For example， you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this ， you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

In fact， it’s not good to hide your anger， and it’s important for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way， without hurting others or yourself.

When you get angry， you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult， such as a parent ，a teacher， etc. When you talk about anger， those bad feeling can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry： talk to a good friend ；count from 1 to 100； give someone a hug ； go for a bike ride； think about good things， etc.

Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger control you.

1. According to the passage， which of the followings WON’T make you angry?

A.a lot of homework

B.Losing a game.

C. Getting something from your friends

D. Your broken video game.

2.It’s better to ____ when feeling angry.

A. hide it　　　 　　 　 B. hit someone

C. talk about it　　　 D. breathe faster

3.From the passage， we know that it is _________to get angry.

A. helpful　　　　 B. normal(正常的)　　　　 C. wrong　　　　 D. strange

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This morning I went to the shoe shop at 8：00 am to buy a pair of shoes. When I got there， I watched a foreign lady talking to a salesgirl.　 1. They both looked worried.

I went up to help them . I had a short conversation with the lady first. Later ， I knew that the lady is an Australian and she wanted to buy a pair of traveling shoes. 2._The lady was very glad when she got her favorite shoes in her hands. Both of the lady and the salesgirl said thanks to me. The Australian lady told me that she enjoyed traveling here in Beijing._ 3._I know a lot about the famous places in Beijing. I introduced many nice places to her. We soon became friends.

In the afternoon ，we went out traveling together. We had a good trip for two hours.

_4._ I had a wonderful experience today and I felt happy that I could talk with people in English freely.

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Alexander Graham Bell was a British man who was a teacher to people who could not hear. He was born in Edinburgh ， Scotland in 1847 and went to school in Edinburgh and London. People who cannot hear any sounds at all are called deaf people， and Alexander became interested in helping them to learn to speak. He taught people how to use their mouths to make the sounds needed for talking.

Bell’s family moved to Canada in 1870 and to the USA in 1871. For several years he taught the people who could not speak in Boston( 波士顿). But at the same time he was developing a way to use electricity to send the sounds of talking along a wire(电线)， and he made the first telephone in June， 1875. He worked hard in his workshop for six months with his helper Tom Watson. Finally ， he spoke these famous words slowly into the telephone， “Mr. Watson， come here. I want to see you.” And Watson came to him.

The telephone developed quickly in the USA over the next few years. The Bell Telephone Company started in 1877， and in 1878 the first telephone centre was built in New York. More than 150， 000 people had telephones in their homes ten years later. Alexander Graham Bell was a kind man and spent much of his money and time during the rest of his life helping deaf people . In 1922 he died in Canada.

1.Was Alexander Graham Bell born in Scotland?

_____________________________________________

2.What was he interested in doing when he was in Britain?

_____________________________________________

3.Where was Bell’s family in 1870?

_____________________________________________

4.When was the first telephone invented?

_____________________________________________

5.What do you think of the great inventor?

_____________________________________________

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书面表达(共10分)

中国有很多传统节日，或是喜庆热闹，或是团圆相聚，或是寄托哀思。请你根据以下提示用英文写一篇短文，介绍一下你最喜欢的中国的传统节日。

提示：What is your favorite Chinese traditional festival?

Why do you like this festival?

What do you do during this festival?

要求：1． 语句通顺、符合逻辑，可适当发挥；

2． 不少于50词。

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完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）。

根据中文意思完成句子。

1. 不要睡得太晚 ， 这对身体有害。

Don’t sleep too late. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 your health.

2. 咱们一起去公园怎么样？

_____________　　　 going to the park together?

3.快点，该吃午饭了。

Hurry up! _________ have lunch.

4.北京以许多旅游胜地而闻名。

Beijing ____________　　 many places of　 interest　 in the world.

5.对学生们来说，每天花一个小时参加运动是很重要的。

_______________________ sports every day.

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